“Why are you so depressed?” an employee asks her co-worker. She finds her sitting at her desk with her head in her hands. “Oh hey, No!” She says, looking up. “There’s just too much to do this week.” I have come across similar scenarios time and again, where depression and depressed are the words thrown […]
Depression is not a “state of mind”. It is a sickness. And like every sickness, it is curable if we seek help on time. How often is depression a topic to talk about in your family evenings? How often are we willing to share our vulnerabilities with a counselor or loved ones? One can analyze for […]
Welcome to Sowers. If you are reading this, chances are one of our posters or social media advertisement redirected you here. A warm welcome to you! Sowers is not just a website. It’s a mission. It’s a lead towards talking about things that are generally termed as a “taboo”. It is an expedition towards making […]
The phone rang, “Where are you?”, were his first words to me. Once I told him my location. He then went on to ask,”accommodation is where?”. “Home”, I replied and that’s it. I was verified. He didn’t bother to know whether I was a minor or a 70-year-old man, whether I had HIV or not. […]
How strange it may sound to you, is the reality of prostitution in India. The advances in technology are free to be used by everyone and exploited, like in this particular case. Prostitution not always means filthy balconies and stingy room and minor girls trafficked into the brothels without their consent and with false dreams. […]
Everything in life boils down to the choices one makes. In fact, everything started because of the choice Eve made in the garden of Eden. Yes, Adam too made a choice. But, it was first made by Eve. Look what I just did there? It is easy to make a choice and then later blame […]
Bangalore, as a city, does not have a particular red light area. But, it does have “areas”, where sex is sold. Starting today this blog will have an account of such areas in and around Bangalore. While coming back from work on Saturday, I decided to visit MG Road to buy some second-hand books. It […]